student politics

What is happening at KUET?

According to accounts by KUET students present at the campus that day, the situation escalated during a protest by the general students when they passed a group of JCD members and removed them from campus.

BUET expels several students for violating on-campus rules

BUET has permanently expelled eight students due to their affiliation with Bangladesh Chhatra League.

Politics at DU: Old guard to give way to young blood

The rules of Dhaka University stipulate that a student remains a regular one for eight years -- six years for graduation and two for post-graduation degrees.

What does banning campus politics mean?

A ban on campus politics seems to be an easy answer. But what does it mean and how will it work?

The end of conventional student politics and the systems that are replacing them

We asked around campuses of different universities and tried to find out why student politics failed, how it became a tool for violence, and what are the systems replacing them.

The dark underbelly of student politics in medical colleges

Most medical colleges have recently banned politics on campus, while others are in the process of doing so. However, the pressing question remains: can we truly safeguard the student community from such continued brutality?

Our expectations from Dhaka University

Partisan politics of both students and teachers has proven to be damaging for academic excellence.

Star interview: Campus politics should focus on education

The focus of student politics should be issues relating to academia, said Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, the new vice-chancellor of Dhaka University.

What should be our university culture in a new Bangladesh?

In this reimagined university environment, students should no longer have to struggle for basic necessities.

February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016

Titumir Clg ‘BCL activists’ attack students, 2 hurt

At least two students are injured as alleged Bangladesh Chhatra League activists attacked a group of protesting students at Government Titumir College.

December 19, 2015
December 19, 2015

Kushtia university closed after BCL clash

The authorities close the Islamic University in Kushtia following factional clashes of Bangladesh Chhatra League that left 15 people injured.

November 2, 2015
November 2, 2015

13 hurt in CU BCL clash

13 people including four policemen are injured as two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League of Chittagong University unit clash on the campus, hours before the admission test began.

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